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										*The border region includes the area 100km (62 miles) north and south of the 2000-mile-long land border. Note: Mobility arrows are for illustrative purposes and do not denote actual origins, crossing points, or destinations.
Infectious diseases know no borders. People come and go between the United States and Mexico to visit, work, and live. The movement of people and products between the two countries creates a unique binational environment for preventing and controlling diseases spread through food and water, from insects or animals, and between people.
Border Crossings
In 2016, 185 million northbound crossings1 took place at 25 land ports of entry along the 2,000-mile border between the United States and Mexico.Tourism
Mexico is the top foreign tourism destination for US travelers.2
In 2016, 31 million people traveled from the United States to Mexico, and 18.7 million Mexicans traveled to the United States.2Residence
Mexico is the No. 1 country of residence for US expatriates.3 In 2016, one million US citizens lived in Mexico.3
36.3 million people of Mexican origin lived in the United States in 2016.4
In 2015, within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the United States-Mexico border, 7.7 million people lived in 44 US
counties across the four border states,4 and 6.7 million lived in 80 Mexican border “municipios” (counties or cities).51 US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics2 US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration3 Migration Policy Institute4 US Census Bureau, American Community Survey5 Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  November 2, 2016						Source: 	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration Health (DGMH)
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